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December 28: Best Books I Read In 2021
Saying that this post will be a task is an understatement. Like I said yesterday, I have 24 five stars on my list this year, so bringing that to 10 will be a task.
Novels like This Is My America by Kim Johnson and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas will always have a place in my heart because even if I’m white and never fully understand the pain people cause people due to the skin, we are born in. I know what it is like to feel like you don’t belong.
I grouped these four novels together for a reason, and that reason is that in every character, I see pieces of me.
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi is closer to my heart than I’m comfortable with, to the point that I still can’t fully express my feelings about it.
I see stonewall as one of the many events that allow me to live my life as myself today.
Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit by Colby Cedar Smith is one powerful lesson in feminism.
The story and the photography of Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family by Cameron Bloom is too stunning not to make it on my top ten list.
Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar is as heart-breaking if not more as Living Undocumented, the documentary on Netflix.
I don’t know how I managed to wrap up to just ten, but I’m glad I did!
Alex
Mybookworld24 
I love Akwaeke Emezi! But have not got around to their Vivek Oji yet, and they have a new one out next year! I am falling behind!
I hope you had a great Christmas and this is my look back at the best and most fun books I have read in 2021.
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I feel like that with a lot of authors
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The Death of Vivek Oji is on my TBR. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/the-best-10-books-i-read-in-2021/
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Finding a piece of yourself in a book is a powerful feeling, especially when it is unexpected!
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/the-10-best-books-i-read-in-2021/
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Yes, it just hits you…
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I’ve heard a bit about Death of Vivek Oji, and I’m interested in read it. Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family also sounds interesting.
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They are speical for different reasons if you know what I mean
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You have an interesting/eclectic mix here! I like the colorful covers. https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2021/12/top-ten-tuesday-cover-love.html
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My reading taste is pretty mixed
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I’ve heard good things about This Is My America.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-best-books-i-read-in-2021/
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It is pretty good!
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I also loved Land of the Cranes.
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It will be on my mind for a long time
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It looks like 2021 treated you well with these reads.
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Yes
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Awww, okay, I don’t usually read about birds but in honor of a talking starling memoir landing in the #2 spot on my list, I have got to check lil’ Penguin Bloom out.
–RS
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There is always a first
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